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Meaning of GAUCHERIE

Pronunciation:  `gowshu'ree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a socially awkward or tactless act
  2. [n]  the quality of being rustic or gauche
 
 Synonyms: faux pas, gaffe, rusticity, slip, solecism
 
 See Also: awkwardness, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, clumsiness, flub, foul-up, fuckup, gracelessness, stiffness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gauche`rie"\, n. [F.]
An awkward action; clumsiness; boorishness.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: bad job, bevue, blunder, bobble, boggle, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, clumsy performance, error, etourderie, flub, fluff, foozle, fumble, hash, mess, miscue, mistake, muff, off day, sad work, slip, stumble, trip
 

 

 

 

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